Drinking-fountain.



A. WHI I ER. DRINKING N0 iNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.31, 1910.

' Patented Apr. 9, 1912:

ai -bane A. WHITTIER.

DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

I APPLICATION FILED 00T.31,1910. 1,()22,572 Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

' amgawtod y f. JZWZZTZPI? attozmur a drinking iii ftaincitizen of theUnited fountain having means whereby the usev of a cup or otherreceptacle for obtainlng waof construction, combination andgari'angementof parts as Wlll bemore' is a' side view of a drinking structed 1naccordance, with my invention;

The outer endof the pipe 3 is provided wit-11' ARTHUR'WHITTIER, OF EASTWALPOLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

PRINKING-FOUNTAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

' Application filed ctober 31, 1910. Serial No. 589,943.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, An'rnun W'Hrrrmn, a States, residing at last\Valp'ole, in the'county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Drinking-Fountains'; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description oftheinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to improvements in drinking fountains andparticularly to the class known as bubble fountains.

One object of the invention is to provide fountain of this characterfrom which a drink may be obtained without bringing the lips intocontact with any of the parts of the fountain.

Another object is to provide a drinking ter therefrom is prevented.

With these and other ob ects,1n view, the lnventlon consists ofcertannnovel features scribed and particularly pointed out in theappended claim s.

In the accompanyin{ drawings: Figure 1 fountain con- F igLQ is acentral'vertical section of the' same; Fig. Bis a plan view of the discllarge nozzle and guardring of the fountain. 1 Fig. 4: is a verticalsectional view of the same; Fig. 5 is a plan View of the catch basin ofthe fountain; Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the same; Fig. 7 is a planView 0 the strainer arranged in the catch basin; Fig. 8 is a' verticalsectional view of the-valve chamber of the fountain; Fig. 9 isag sideiew of the combined valve and feedEpipe' of the fountain; F ig. 10 is asectional view of the faucet attaching member of the foun- Intheembodiment of the invention I pi ovide-a valve easing 1 having in itslower end a water inlet opening 2 into which is adapted to be screwedthe inner end" of a water supply .pipe 3 The pipe3 maybe connecteddirectly we service pipe ores here shown may be connected to a faucet.

an enlarged head 4:: having arranged thereon an annular xteriorlythreaded head hav-- .seat 6. The valve casing ma der ing formed thereonan annular flange 5. The inner edge of the opening through the head 4 isbeveled as shown to form a valve 1 is adapted to be screwed onto thethreaded head 4 of the pipe 3 and into engagement with the flange 5 andif desired a washer 7 may be arranged on the flange thereby forming afluid tight joint between the valve casing and the pipe 3. Y t

The upper portion of the valve casing is ezi teriorly threaded and onthe upper end o the casing is formed a reduced neck 8 which is providedon 1ts inner surface throughout its entlre length with coarse screwthreads 9 and on its upper end is exteriorly threaded as at 10. On thethreaded outer surfacev of the valve casiiig is screwed the lower end ofa bowl shaped catch basin 11 in. one side of which is formed a drainpassage 12 having a downwardly' projecting the lower end of which isadapted to be connected a drain pipe (not shown) Arranged in the catchbasin 11 is a perforated strainer plate 14 in the center of which isormed an aperture 15 through which the upperend of the nec'k8 projects.1 The outer edges of the plate 14 closely engage-themne-r walls of thecatch basinll and said plate is securely fastened in the basin by meansof a nut 16 which is screwed into engagement with the threads 10 on theupper end of the neck and into engagementwith the upper side of theplatev 14: thereby depressing or forcing the inner port-ion of the platedownwardly so that the latter is dished or concaved vas shown. Thestrainer plate 14; serves the two-fold purpose of preventing any foreignmatter which may be thrown into the catch basin from entering and clogging the discharge opening l2 therein and also serves to prevent thewater from being dipped from the catch basin by a cup orother-receptacle.

discharge nipple 13 to Arranged in the valve casing '1 a double-valve 17having a tubular stem 18 open at its upper end and provided on its outerside :with coarse screw threads 3 19 whereby saidstem is up anddown .Pthe interior-1y threaded neck 8 of the valve casing. vided'on its outerbeveled surface 20 and an upper annular beveled surface 21.

adapted to bescrewcd' asufiicient err-- The valve 17 is prov edge with alower annular 3 tent the'lower beveled surface of the valve will bebroiight into engagement with the seat 6 formed on the upper end of thehead 4 of the water supply pipe 3 thereby closing this end of the pipeand cutting-off the supply of water to the fountain.

When the valve stem is screwed upwardly a sufficient extent in the neck8 of the valve casing the upper beveled surface 21 of the valve will bebrought into engagement with an annular valve seat 23 formed by bevelingthe lower.- inner end of theneck 8 as shown. When the valve is thusbrought into engagement with the seat 23 the water will also be cut offfrom the fountain. In the lower portion of the tubular valve stem 18 areformed a series of small perforations 24: through which the water passesfrom'the valve casing 1 into the tubular stem of the valveand throughthe same to the discharge nozzle hereinafter described. By screwing thetubular valve stem 18 downwardly to a greater or less extent more orlessof the perforations 24 will be uncovered thereby permitting more or lesswater 'to pass into the ,valve stem thus regulating the amount andpressure of the water flowing from the fountain. On the tubular valvestem is screwed a stop nut 25 which is adapted to be adjusted on thestem'so that when the latter is screwed downwardly in the neck 8 of thevalve casing, said nut will come into, engagement with the upper end ofthe neck and thus limit the opening of the valve and permit the latterto be adjusted for different water pressures.

On the upper end of the tubular valve stem 18 is screwed a dischargenozzle 26 on which is formed a series of radially disposed upwardlycurved arms 27 the upper ends of which areformed integral with acombined guard ring and hand wheel 28. The-nozzle 26 when screwed ontothe upper end, of the tubular valve stem is securely locked thereto by aset screw 29. The guard ring 28 is providcd to prevent the lips frombeing engaged with the upper end of the' discharge nozzle or other-1netal parts of the fountain when drinking therefrom and also serves asa means for screwing the tubular valve stem 18 and valve 17 upwardly anddmvuwardly in the valve casing thus permittingthe-valve to be-closedwhen not in use and readily opened to the desired extent -to cause the.water to bubble or discharge from the upper end of the nozzle to asullicicnt height for drinking. In the supporting arms 27 ot' the guardring 28 is arranged anjannular .shield or guardplate 28 which preventsthe water from being caught in a receptacle when falling into the catchbasin ll.

In closing'thc valve temporarily or after a drink has been obtainedthervlionr the E valve screwed upwardly "byialuy,hand wheel until thepcrtoralcd lower end then-of l is drawn into the neck of the valvecasing and the beveled upper surface 91 of the valve is brought intoengagement with the valve seat 23. lVhen it is desired to close thevalve permanently, as for instance, if the upper end of the valve stemand nozzle should become broken oil, the stop nut 25 may be screwed upon the'valve stem and the latter screwed downwardly until the lowerbeveled surface 20 of the valve is brought into engagement with thevalve seat 6 formed on the upper end of the water supply pipe'3 thusshutting 0d the water before the same enters the valve casing. No matterwhich way the casual user may turn the hand wheel after he has had hisdrink, the

valve will quickly be forced against one of i the seats so that thesupply will be cut oil; and again whenthe casual user desires to secureadrink, there is only one way in which he can possibly turn the handwheel to open the valve because if he seeks to turn it 'the other way hewill simply tighten the valve on its seat. Those who have provided"utilities of' this character for use of the gen eralpublic willappreciate the importance of so COIlSiZLtlCtlIlgtllG meohanisn'i thatthe most ignorant person can use it without being able to'misuse it, andeven if he isnot able to read instructions a little experiment willimmediately produce the result desired.

' Engaged with the inner-end of the water supply pipe 3 is a T-coupling30 on the upper end of which is formed an interiorly threaded socket 31in which is arranged a washer 32 and which is adapted to be screwed intoengagement with a faucet. On the lower end of the'eoupling member 30 isformed an exteriorly threaded flanged head 33 with which may beconnected a water conducting pipe (not shown), but on which maybescrewed a cap 3st whereby this end of the coupling member is closed.

.lly means of a drinking fountain constructcd as herein shown anddescribed it will be seen that the lips cannot come in contact with thedischarge nozzle or other parts of the fountain for the purpose ofobtaining a drink and that in order to drink it is necessary to take thewater as it bubbles up or [lows from the di chargc nozzle, and it .willbe also noted that no water can be obtained or taken from the fountainby means of a cup or other receptacle. llcnce l provide. an absolutelysanitary drinking fcui1-' tain from \vhirha drink cannot be obtainedexcept by catching the water in. the mouth after it leaves lhc dischargeHuZZlO Ol the fountain. liy providing the double valve lluyl'oltlitnlnmay be temporarily or permancn.ll closed and in freezing weather the.

water may be entirely drained therefrom by iaanosviug the cap 34 on thelower cnd of the .i-oupling; member of the fountain. By providing thevalve stem with coarse screw I claim is:

1. a a a threads the valve may be'quickly adjusted exteriorly threadedvalve stem adapted to to an open or closed position. 1 be screwedupwardly and downwardly in From the foregoing description taken in saidneek, said stem having a perforated "connection with the accompanyingdrawlower end adapted to be screwed into said 5 ings the constructionand operation of the casing to a "greater or less extent therebyinvention will be' readily understood without regulatingr the passage ofwater through requiring a more extended explanation. the stem, awalvearranged on the lower end i Various changes in the form, proportion ofsaid valve stem and adapted to cutoft "and the minor details ofconstruction may the flow of 'water thropgh the stem, a catch no heresorted to without departing from the basin arranged on saidvalvecasing, a drain 7 principle or sacrificing any of the advanpassageformed in said basin, a perforated tages of the invention as defined 1nthe apstrainer plate arranged in said catch basin; .pended claims. a aretaining nut screwed on the upper end of. Having thus described myinvention what the neck-of the valve casing whereby said v .strainerplate is depressed and held in op- 80 I- n a drink ng f u ta nh al ecasing, erative position in the catch basin, a dis having in its pp andlower Y charge nozzle arrangedon the upper end of seats, a neck. formedon said .oaslng, So d said valve ste1n,'a combined guard ring and neckhaving arranged theiein ooarSe hand wheel secured to said nozzle wherebyi threads, a tubular" valve ste n having a the lips are prevented frombeing engaged threaded engagement With Said neck and therewith whendrinking and whereby said. having inthe sides of its lower end a seriesvalve st m may b adj t d i id valve of per o a o a double f d fl casing,a stop, nut arranged on' said valve ranged on the l w r nd f em stem tolimit the downward movement adapted tolbe brought into engagement Withthereof, a water supply pipe connected'with 9 one or the other of theseats arranged in said the lower end of said valve casing and a ng,means t0 Screw d V P-. coupling arranged on the outer end of said wardlyor downwardly 1n the threaded ply pip I neck of thevalve casing to projethe P 4. In adri-nking fountain a valve casing, forated lower end of thestem into the cas a t b l r v l t dj t bl arranged ing to a greater orless extent therebyregw therein, a valve on the inner end of said il ngh fl Of Water through the Stem, a stem, a discharge nozzle secured tothe up"- stop "nut arranged on said stem; a i arg per end of said stem,a catch basin arranged nozzle secured to the upper endo the Stem on saidcasing below said discharge nozzle,

- "and means'to prevent the lips fr m being said catclFba-sin havingformed therein a engaged with the nozzle when drinking drain opening, awater supply pipe confrom the fountain. I riected to the lower endofsaid valve casing,

2. In a drinking fountain a valve casing a T coupling arranged on theopposite end having on' one end an interiorly threaded of said supplypipe, a socket formed on one '40 neck andadapted to be, connected at itsopend of said eoupllngand adapted to be en- 10 5 posite end to a watersupply pipe, a tubular gaged with a faucet, and a cap adapted toexteriorly threaded valve stem adapted to bescrewed into engagement withthe oppobe screwed upwardly and downwardly in site end of the couplingwhereby said end is said neck, said stem having a perforated closed.

' 45 lower end adapted to be screwed into said 5. In a drinkingfountain, a valve casing casing to a greater or less extent therebyhaving in its upper and lower ends valve regulating thepassage ofwaterthrough the seats,atubular valve stem having a threaded stern, a valvearranged on the lower end of engagement with said casing and having insaid vaf lve stenri and adapted to cut off the its lower end a series ofperforations, a 50 HOW 16 Wat r hro g the e a a double faced valvearranged on the lower a h r g 011 Said Valve ng, drain end of said stemand adapted to be brought a passage formed in said basin, a dischargeinto engagement with one or the other of nozzle secured to the upper eof said the seats in said casing, means to operate 1. valve stem, aseries of radially disposed said valve and stem whereby the perforatedarms formed on said nozzle, al combined lower end of the latter will beprojected to .hand wheel and guard ring formed on the a greater or lessextent into said casing and upper ends of said arms where y the lipadjustable means to limit the movement of are prevented from coming intocontact said valve and casing whereby the flow of with the nozzlewhendrinking therefr m water through the fountain is regulated. andwhereby said valve stein is adjusted in 6. In a drinking fountain, thecombinasaid casing. tion with a valve casing having an inlet at 3; In adrinking fountain a valve casing its lower end and a neck projectingfrom its having on one end an interiorly threaded upper end andinternally threaded, seats neck and adapted to be connected at -itsoparound'said inlet and the inner end of the posite end to a watersupply pipe, a tubular neck, a double-faced valve adapted to alternatelycontact with said seats, and a tubular stein secured to said valve,threaded externally to engage the threads in said neck, and perforatednear its lower end; of a catch basin carried by said casing and having adrain, a perforated strainer plate ring encircling and connected withthe outer ends of said arms whereby the lips are pre vented from cominginto contact with the: nozzle.

7. In a drinking fountain, the -co1nbina-. tion with a valve casing, aseat therein, a valve having a tubular stein provided near the valvehead with perforations, the stem being rotatably mounted within thecasing and certain of the perforations being uncovered when it isrotated, and a discharge nozzle on the stem, of acombined hand wheel andguard ring :arried by said nozzle whereby the lips are prevented fromcoming into contact therewith.

S. In a drinking fountain, a valve casing having internal threads, aseattherein, a valve having a tubular stem with external threads engagingthose in the casing and. adapted to control the flow of watertherethrough, a discharge nozzle on, the stem, and a combined hand Wheeland guard ring surrounding said nozzle whereby said valve may be openedand closed and the lips are prevented from coming into contact with thenozzle. 7

9.111 a drinking fountain, an upright casing having an internal seat andan internally threaded neck above said seat, a valve adapted to beclosed upon the latter, and a tubular valve stem adjustable Within thethreads in said neck; of a nozzle on the upper end of said stein, acombined hand wheel and guard carried by and surrounding said; nozzle,and a shield within said wheel to prevent the introduction of means forthe catching of water ejected by said nozzle f. .ltlrl n' a drinkingfountain, an upright casing having an internalseat and neck above saidseat, a valve adapted to be closed upon the latter, and a tubular valvestem ad justable Within said neck; of a nozzle on the upper 'end of saidstem, a combined hand wheel and guard carried by and surrounding saidnozzle, a shield Withn said wheel to prevent the introduction of meansfor the catching. of water ejected by said nozzle, and a catch basincarried by said neck at a point below the 'outlet from said shield anditself having a drain.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses. ARTHUR VVHITTIER. /Vitnesses ARTHUR A. SMITH,I'IARRY A. TURNER.

